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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

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Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

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Fraud email example:

From: "Chong Lee" <chonglee@chinamettallurgicalimportandexportcompay.com>
Reply-To: mrchonglee02@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Sat, 23 Jul 2005 00:18:47 +0000
Subject: REPRESENTATIVE NEEDED BY CMIEC.

China mettallurgical import and export company(cmiec)
Company Address:338,Yingeze
Avenue,Yinge,Taiyuan,Shanxi,China.

Dear Sir/Madam,

I am MR.Chong Lee,Vice President of China mettallurgical import and
export company.We are a group of business men who deal on Raw
Materials and My company was established in 2001 we export raw materials
such as
non-metallic minerals such as Calcite, Barytes,Manganese Dioxide , Dolomite
Mica
China Clay,Mangnese Dioxide ,Ferrous (Iron ) Oxide . The various industries
we
cater to are Paints, Rubber, Plastics, Construction chemicals.My sales
varies from
defferent sizes.we export them into Canada,europe and America. We are
searching
for representatives who can help us establish a medium of getting to
our costumers in Canada,Europe and America as well as making payments
through you to us and earn 10% of every payment made through you to
us.Subject to
your satisfaction you will be given the opportunity to negotiate your mode
of which we will pay for your services as our representative.If you are
interested,please fill in the blank spaces below:
1.Your Full Names...................................................
2.Your Full Contact Address......................................
3.State/Country........................................................
4.Your Phone/Fax Numbers......................................

I await your prompt response.

Thanks,

Vice President
Mr.Chong Lee.

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